by Michael Ruffin | Jan 9, 2007 | Opinion
Keith Ellison, a newly elected Democratic Congressman from Minnesota, took the oath of office last Thursday. Many words have been spoken about the fact that Ellison, who converted from Roman Catholicism to Islam when he was in college, chose to place his hand on a...
by Michael Ruffin | Aug 10, 2006 | Opinion
I don’t participate in bicycle racing. I don’t even own a bicycle, although if gas prices continue the way they are going, that may change. I don’t keep up with competitive cycling and I don’t watch the Tour de France on television. But...
by Michael Ruffin | Dec 23, 2005 | Opinion
I love Christmas–a lot. I always have. And so I get concerned about the integrity of the holiday. When I was a child, I remember some people getting upset because some of the stores were putting the message “Merry Xmas” on their windows. People said...
